The year 1987 saw the fourth edition of ICC Cricket World Cup being played in India & Pakistan. The 4th ODI tournament was won by Australia. It is also known Reliance World Cup 1987.

Fourth Cricket World Cup 1987

The fourth ODI World Cup brought across many firsts in the history of the tournament. For instance, it was the first time that its matches were played outside England, with India and Pakistan playing the hosts. Of the total 27 matches, 17 were played in India and 10 in Pakistan. It was sponsored by the Indian major Reliance and came to be known as Reliance World Cup as well. The matches started on October 8 and came to an end with the final on November 8. The format of the World Cup continued to be the same, with the only change being the reduction in the number of overs per team, from 60 to 50.

ICC Cricket World Cup saw participation by eight teams, namely Australia, England, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, West Indies, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe. The four teams that reached semi-finals were India, Pakistan, England and Australia, with the last two moving on to the finals. In the final match, Australia beat England by 7 runs to emerge as the winner. David Boon was declared 'Man of the Match' for the same. The tournament saw Graham Gooch making the most number of runs (471) and Craig McDermott claiming the maximum wickets (18).